Toward a Counternarrative Theology of Race and Whiteness: Studies in Philosophy of Race, Science Fiction Cinema, and Superhero Stories

Author:   Christopher M. Baker
Publisher:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2022
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Pages:   192
Publication Date:   11 May 2022
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Author:   Christopher M. Baker
Publisher:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Imprint:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Edition:   1st ed. 2022
Weight:   0.404kg
ISBN:  

9783030993429


ISBN 10:   3030993426
Pages:   192
Publication Date:   11 May 2022
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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1. Introduction Chapter 2: Constructive Theology and Philosophy of Race, Part I             Introduction             Genealogy of “Race” and “Whiteness”             Falguni A. Sheth and the “Technology of Race”             Linda Martín Alcoff and the “Future of Whiteness” Chapter 3: Constructive Theology and Philosophy of Race, Part II              Introduction             George Yancy: Rendering “Whiteness” Visible             Charles W. Mills and White Epistemological Ignorance             Emmanuel Chuckwudi Eze and “Vernacular Rationality Chapter 4: Race, Whiteness, and Science Fiction Cinema             Introduction             Theological Method and Film             Racialization and Representation in American Science Fiction Cinema             “Structured Absence”: When Worlds Collide and 2001: A Space Odyssey “Bad Blood”: The Birth of a Nation             Post-Racial Eugenics: Blade Runner and Gattaca             Conclusion Chapter 5:  Race, Whiteness, and Superhero Stories             Introduction Scott McCloud’s Hermeneutic of Comics             Superheroes: Grant Morrison’s Supergods             Dan Hassler-Forest: Superheroes and Neoliberalism             Aldo J. Regaldo: Superheroes and Modernity             Adilifu Nama: Black Superheroes and Counternarrative Possibilities             White Savior Motifs             “How Hard Is It for a White Man to Enter the Kingdom of Wakanda?” Chapter 6 Conclusion 

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Christopher M. Baker holds a PhD in Theology from Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary, USA and teaches Philosophy and Religious Studies at College of DuPage, USA

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